• Bulletin published by Cybersecurity Help Newsletter 5 Security vulnerabilities found in the FreeFlow Core solution for MFPs Issues could allow hackers to: gain access to target application and execute arbitrary code send a HTTP request and read arbitrary files on customer’s systems, leading to code execution (Fujifilm is the manufacturer of A3 MFPs and PPS […]

  • Report from hornetsecurity has found that 427.8 millions emails received by businesses in 2024 contained malicious content. “Once again, phishing remains the most prevalent form of attack in 2024,” Hornet’s security researchers write “This was confirmed by the analysis of 55.6 billions emails, showing that phishing remains a top concern consistently year over year. Malicious […]

  • Huawei Software Co. of China and Canon announced they will team up to develop a native HarmonyOS, Printing Ecosystem “New software for printers, drivers, relevant applications, and cloud printing.” Announced new partnership during the Huawei Smart Office Ecosystem Summit in Wuhan, China on December 26, 2024 Now an official partner of Huawei’s HarmonyOS next ecosystem […]

  • Research published by Malwarebytes Hackers are placing fake ads on search engines claiming to help with printer/MFPs Users who click on ads are redirected to bogus websites that ask for info on user’s device, such as make and model Fake printer/MFP software updates appear, and if user clicks on link to download, they instead are […]

  • Research published by IDC Total Revenue up by 3.8% during last quarter 20.3 million units sold worldwide Total shipment value up by 1.1% to $9.4 billion Market share globally of the top 4 vendors, including home use and office use devices HP shipped 7,171,861 units = 35.3% marketshare Epson shipped 4,421,924 units = 21.7% Canon […]

  • Research published by TechNavio Includes business use and home use, and all print methods (inkjet, toner, thermal, etc.) Global printer market to grow by $10.65 billion from 2024 to 2028 CAGR (cumulative annual growth rate) of 3.46% MFP unit growth driven by security, AI and solution integration

  • Ecosys MA40000wifx series of monochrome laser MFP’s and printer Top speed of 42 ppm White plastic exterior with black plastic top Black toner cartridge yield of 10,000 pages based on 5% coverage on page Built in print controller: 2GB Ram on MA4000wifx model 1GB Ram on other MFP models 512 MB Ram on print only […]

  • Issued new “Threat Insights Report” detailing how hackers are using generative AI to write malware Creates rogue PDF tools Embedding malware in SVG images 12% of email threats bypassed one or more email gateway scanners Top threat vectors used: 61% = email attachments 18% = downloads from browsers 21% = USB thumb drives

  • Report published by insider Market Research Global Market for hardcopy peripherals estimated to grow by $19.6 million CAGR (cumulative annual growth rate) of 11% from 2024 to 2031 One of top reasons for growth is increased sales to healthcare vertical

  • SC Media magazine published report stating that 20% of businesses have been hit by hackers 33% of those surveyed believe that they or others they know have been impacted by hackers inserting malicious firmware into their network connected drives 19% have been impacted by hackers targeting PC’s, Laptops, and printers/MFPs 91% believe that hackers are […]